Case Reports

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against conviction notwithstanding that evidence of a doctor called by the prosecution should not have been elicited in re-examination or allowed by the trial judge. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Brian O’Moore emphasised: &l

The High Court has refused to grant injunctive relief to former licencees of Mattress Mick’s trademarks. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger was not satisfied that the plaintiffs had raised a serious issue to be tried and found that the “balance of justic

The High Court has refused an application for security for costs brought by a life assurance company which sold an investment property to a new purchaser in 2017, despite having already sold it to the plaintiff in 1991. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nolan reasoned: "The co

The Supreme Court has determined that s.39(3) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, which limits the statutory entitlement of certain family members to succeed to a tenancy on the death of the original tenant to those over 18 years of age, does not offend the Constitution. Delivering the lead judgm

The Supreme Court has held that a provision of the International Protection Act 2015 specifying the parameters for eligibility for family reunification applications is not contrary to law. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court yesterday, Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne and Mr Justice Maurice Collins

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of provisions of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 which prescribe the offence of failing to comply with a request to provide passwords or biometric data to seized digital devices without lawful excuse. Delivering judgment for

The High Court has awarded €65,000 in general damages, including €30,000 for psychiatric injury, to the victim of a minor rear-ending accident. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Cian Ferriter determined that notwithstanding the court’s finding that the plaintiff had

The High Court has dismissed an appeal against a decision of a reconstituted LSRA Review Committee directing the closure of a complaint file. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Max Barrett explained that the position contended for by the appellant would “create a never-ending c

The Supreme Court has referred a question to the CJEU relating to the application of Article 22(5) of the Lugano Convention. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan considered that the “very novelty and practical importance” of the issue of whether the appellan

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed a father’s appeal against the High Court’s refusal to make an order for the return of his children from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan expla

The High Court has granted a stay in favour of TikTok pending the determination of its appeal against a decision of the Data Protection Commission. Delivering an judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy observed: "Here, the evidence of loss is robust. The possibility of harm to fundament

The High Court has made orders permitting HSE staff to terminate a minor’s pregnancy in light of her lack of capacity and the risk of serious harm to her life should the pregnancy continue. Delivering an ex tempore judgment for the High Court in October, Mr Justice David Barniville concluded:

Discrimination cases against pubs, bars and other licensed venues should be heard in the Workplace Relations Commission instead of the District Court, a report has recommended. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission today published its review of section 19 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003

The Supreme Court has determined that participants to the State Witness Security Programme are not entitled to the issue of a new birth certificate which records their altered identity. Delivering the lead judgment for the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell observed that "it cannot b

The High Court has refused to set aside grants of leave to apply for judicial review obtained by two stagehands in respect of Labour Court decisions concerning their alleged employment with a film production company. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons determined that t